London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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WARD STATISTICS
| WARDS | Est imated Population | Births | Deaths | Bi rth Rate | Death Rate | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births | Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) | Death Rate from Diarrhoea (under two years) | Death Rate from Bronchit is and Pneumonia | Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases | Death Rate from Cancer | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood | 17646 | 179 | 206 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 22 | — | — | 1.08 | 0.11 | — | 3.80 | 2.32 | —27 |
| Norbury | 16459 | 120 | 161 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 50 | — | — | 1.34 | — | — | 3.34 | 1.94 | — 41 |
| west Thornton | 16005 | 198 | 136 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 15 | — | — | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.81 | 1.75 | +62 |
| Bensham Manor | 17424 | 187 | 169 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11 | — | — | 0.69 | 0.34 | — | 4.02 | 1.66 | + 18 |
| Thornton Heath | 16229 | 197 | 151 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 25 | — | 0.06 | 0.99 | 0. 12 | — | 2.59 | 1.91 | + 46 |
| South Norwood | 16421 | 240 | 143 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 12 | — | — | 0.91 | 0.06 | — | 3.17 | 2.25 | + 97 |
| Woodside | 14853 | 184 | 135 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 11 | — | — | 0.61 | 0.07 | — | 2.89 | 2.42 | + 49 |
| East | 16383 | 14 2 | 141 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 14 | — | — | 0.61 | 0.18 | — | 3.36 | 1.59 | + 1 |
| Shirley | 12112 | 132 | 110 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8 | — | — | 0.74 | — | — | 2.89 | 1.98 | + 22 |
| Addiscombe | 16035 | 216 | 185 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 23 | — | — | 0.62 | 0.12 | — | 4.68 | 2.12 | + 31 |
| Whitehcrse Manor | 13682 | 228 | 156 | 16.7 | 11.4 | 31 | — | — | 1.97 | 0.29 | — | 3.51 | 2.49 | + 72 |
| Broad Green | 13806 | 20 2 | 134 | 14.6 | 9.7 | 25 | — | 0.07 | 0.87 | 0.22 | — | 3.11 | 2.25 | + 68 |
| Cent ral | 11715 | 151 | 143 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 7 | — | — | 1.02 | 0.26 | — | 4.35 | 1.54 | + 8 |
| Waddon | 15635 | 194 | 151 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 10 | 0.06 | — | 0.77 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.20 | 1.92 | 4 43 |
| South | 16902 | 193 | 215 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 21 | — | — | 1.18 | 0.18 | — | 4.13 | 1.83 | - 22 |
| Addington | 17993 | 576 | 76 | 32.0 | 4.2 | 29 | 0.06 | — | 0.67 | 0.06 | — | 1.06 | 1.00 | +500 |
| The Borough | 249300 | 3339 | 2835 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 21 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 4.26 | 2.20 | +504 |